001 / Registry & Pedigree Platform
Custom registry software for breed clubs and organizations. Multi-generation pedigree trees, member management, online registration, show entries, and QR-verifiable animal records. Built by an engineer who helped found a breed club.
002 / The problem
Most breed clubs and registries run on paper forms, aging Access databases, or legacy software that has not seen a meaningful update in a decade. Members fill out physical applications. Pedigrees get typed into spreadsheets by hand. Show results live in a filing cabinet. When someone wants to verify an animal's lineage, they email the registrar and wait three days for a reply.
That worked when registries had 200 members. It does not work when the breed is growing and the next generation of breeders expects to handle everything from their phone in under a minute.
003 / What gets built
The core registry features already live in production in ReptiDex. Building a club platform means extending that foundation with membership, governance, and show systems.
Pedigrees built from a live database, not flat images. Three, five, or more generations back. Each ancestor clicks through to its own record. Trees stay accurate as ownership transfers happen.
Tiered membership classes (full, associate, junior, lifetime), each with their own dues schedule and renewal cycle. Online payment, automatic lapse tracking, role-based access for officers.
Members submit animal registration through a form on the site. You set the requirements (health testing, DNA verification, parental consent). The system enforces them before the registrar approves.
Exhibitors enter online, pay through the platform, and get assigned classes automatically. Results publish back to each animal's record so titles update in one place when the steward finishes the math.
Documents attach directly to the animal. Verification workflows handle OFA, DNA, and breed-specific clearances. Buyers and judges can see what was tested and when, in one place, instantly.
Each animal gets a QR code that links to the live record. Scan it at a show, at the point of sale, or in a buyer's hand and the registration, pedigree, and health status load on a phone in two seconds.
004 / This is not theoretical
ReptiDex handles parent-offspring linking, five-generation pedigree trees, QR codes tied to live animal records, and multi-user access with role-based permissions today. These are not mockups. They run for real breeders with real animals. Building a breed-club registry means extending that foundation with member governance and show systems.
The non-engineering credibility comes from somewhere else. I competed as a junior handler in ABKC when the American Bully breed was still being established. I helped found the breed club within UKC. I have processed registrations, argued over breed standards, and watched the limits of paper from the inside.
See case studies005 / Why clubs hire me
A · The room
I helped found the breed club within UKC for American Bullies. I have argued over breed standards, processed registrations, and watched secretaries drown in spreadsheets. The platform reflects what those meetings actually need.
B · The keyboard
Senior engineer with apps live across iOS, web, and AI integrations. The registry features in ReptiDex (parent-offspring linking, multi-gen pedigrees, QR verification, role-based access) already work for real breeders. Extending those to a club is the next step, not the first one.
C · The translation
Most registry software is built by developers who never paid dues. Most club-built tools die when the volunteer who built them moves on. Hiring someone who has lived in both rooms is the only way to skip both failure modes.
006 / Pricing
Discovery call is free for clubs ready to ship in the next 90 days.
Registry platforms vary widely in size and scope. A small breed club with 200 members and one annual specialty looks nothing like a multi-region registry with thousands of animals and a national show calendar. Discovery call surfaces the right scope before any number lands.
What shapes the scope
007 / Ready to modernize the registry
Tell me about your club, how many members and registered animals you handle, and what your current system looks like. I map out what a modern platform would do and where the work starts.
008 / Common questions
A records app is for the individual breeder running their own collection. A registry platform is for a club or organization that governs membership, registered animals, pedigrees, show results, and health requirements across an entire breed community. The records app is your tool. The registry is the institution's tool.
Yes. Members submit animal information through a form on the site, upload supporting documentation (health testing, DNA results), and pay the registration fee through the platform. The registrar approves, rejects, or requests more information from one queue without leaving the site.
Pedigrees come from a real database, not static images. When an animal is registered with parent information, the system automatically links it into the tree. View three, five, or more generations back. Each ancestor clicks through to its own record. Searchable, shareable, and accurate as ownership transfers happen.
Yes. Online entry, payment processing, class assignments, and results publication can all live in the same platform. Exhibitors enter online and results post automatically once the steward submits them. Points and titles roll into each animal's record so the chase is visible in one place.
009 / Often built alongside
